Medicine Buddha Healing Festival 2023

 

Bringing you the Triple Blessings of Medicine Buddha,
White Umbrella Deity and Vajravidarana for Healing and Peace

14 – 15 October 2023
Performed by Kopan Sangha

 

ABC’s popular Medicine Buddha Healing Festival is returning on site after a break! Join us to purify obstacles, receive the blessings of the deities for every success in your life, and enjoy the healing benefits of the pujas and rituals. Sponsor the event to create extensive merit for yourself, your loved ones and sentient beings to attain peace and happiness.

The schedule and brief description of the pujas and rituals are as follows:

Saturday, 14 October

White Umbrella Deity Torma Offering for Turning Away Harms 10am – 5pm
In this all-day ceremony, we invoke the mighty protection of White Umbrella Deity to ward off fearful, inauspicious and vengeful harms, such as from spirits, sorcery, infectious diseases, untimely death and threats to life and possessions.

Sunday, 15 October

Medicine Buddha Purification Ritual for the Deceased 10am
Help your deceased loved ones through the ‘jangwa’ ritual of Medicine Buddha where a series of purification and offering practices will purify the negativities of the deceased and enable them to receive favourable rebirths.

Extensive Medicine Buddha Puja with 1,000 Offerings 2pm
Accumulate heaps of merit with extensive prayers and elaborate offerings to Medicine Buddha for success in all aspects of life, from good health to peace and prosperity.

Vajravidarana Ritual for Purifying Sickness and Pollution 4.30pm
Cleanse your body, speech and mind of all negativities, including contagious diseases and karmic pollution, through the Vajravidarana healing ritual. Come in person to receive the benefits and bring your family and friends along.

Sponsorship and Dedication

We invite you to sponsor the pujas and rituals as follows:

Categories
White Umbrella Deity Torma Offering for Turning Away Harms
Extensive Medicine Buddha Puja and Vajravidarana Ritual
Both Puja
Personal
$38
$38
$68
Family
$98
$98
$168
Business
$168
$168
$288
Medicine Buddha Purification Ritual for the Deceased: $50 per name

Sponsorship can be made online at https://bit.ly/44SqxE0 or at the ABC office. Online sponsorship closes at 12pm on 12 October 2023, while sponsorship can be made at the ABC office till before the end-dedication of the final session on 15 October 2023. A gift of Vajrakilaya blessed pills and blessed water will be available for sponsors.

In addition to dedication by names, a general dedication will be made for all the sponsors, the people they dedicate to and for all sentient beings to recover quickly from sicknesses and enjoy good health and happiness, for the deceased to be purified of all negativities and receive favourable rebirths, and for all obstacles and harms to be pacified and wishes to be fulfilled in accordance with the Dharma.

*The Festival is open for on-site participation only. The gompa will open 30 minutes before the morning session and early afternoon session on each day and seating is on a first come, first served basis.